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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17

A base ball umpire was killed by light
| ming, few days ago, and it took half II
day to convince the kicking nine that il
wasn't one Of his own decisions that caused
his DEATH
The country girl gets ever with her city
cousin when she writes, "pa has cot the
house full of paying bonrdcrs, you know,
else we should like to have You all here
spending the summer"
When you return from an adventurous
fishing excursion, my son, don't undertake
to tell more than has hupponcd to you.
You may get u ton-pound fish on a six.
pound rod, and then how arc you going to
land him?
Have you failcd?" inquired the maior
or the colonel few mornings since. "Nn:
what gave you that idca?" "Wcll. 7 don't
know" answered the major, Except that
see you have bought stylish turnout"
''Do you not think | would make y very
attractive angel said q Columbia dude
WIN V6ry large oars to u young lady.
We'll no" she replied, pointing to his i'm
mcnSe ears; Il think your wings are too
high up"
a man whose knowledge is based on act
ua experience says that, when calling or
Their SwCcthcarts, young men should carry
affection in their hearts, perfection in their
manners, and correction in their pockets.
Are you being well treated down at the
hotel?' asked friend Of stranger Stop
ping in this city. "HrcatpdH exclaimed
the stranger, "NO, indeed. have to do
all the treating. Why, I've tipped every
BODY from the bell boy to the porter"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
BISHOP SIMPSONS TOMB.
The Beautiful Mausolcum Erected by Mrs.
Simpson in West laurel IIiIl
(F.om the Philadelphia Rocord)

Ahc bcautiiul MauSoicun ERECTED by Mrs.
Simpson in West laurel Hill.
(F.om the Philadelphia Rrcord)
On the edge Of declining slope in tho
northwestern part Of West Laurel Hill
Cemetery stands the grand mausoleum
erected to the memory of Bishop Simp-
son by his widow. 1t occupies an elcva-
tion overlooking beautiful landscape,
through which wcnds the marrow
Schuylkill. The structure, composite
gothic i'll style and cruciform in shape,
is 224 by lS3 feet in dimension, includ-
ing the wings ut the side, and q feet
high from It's base to tho top of the
crosses on the main building. 1t looks
like miniature church. There arc five
windows and four trcfoils of cathedral
stained glass giving light to the cham
Der, which is 10 by 10 feet in the clear.
Eight catccombs, four on each side,
built of white Italian marble, occupy
tho wings of the structure, while in the
centre Of the chamber is the sarcophagus
in which rests the dead body of the
bishop.
Upon the end Of the tomb is the in
scription: 81 shall be satisfied when l
awake in Thy likeness" Then follows:
"Matthow Simpson, Bishop Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Born
june u, 1871. Died, June Is, 1854.
The lot upon which the mauSoleum il
erected is circular i'll shape, ninety fee
IN diameter and surrounded by II granit
coping. The prevailing feature of th
whole structure is its simplicity.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
The AndC:sOn HOnd Law.

Senator Mnvray has raised row in his
county by his new road law, and is busy
trying to satisfy his constituents. The law
provides that the roads in Anderson county
miust be worked enough days to put and
keep them i'll thorough order, and The pro
visions Of the bill are stringent enoYGh to
accomplish this end. There is, also. Il
small levy made for mncadamizing parts of
OF the road which are 50 spongy that ordi
nary. work cannot cure the defects. The
Gaw Is an excellent One And we wish it had
0eea extended to this county. The howl
"a raised principally by Mr.. NUweys oppo-
nen5' woo would seek any opportunity TO
Ai0
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INSTEAD or BEING HANGED.
what Electricians Say OF Taking Life by
g. Means of u Battery. H .E.
(From the New York Star. }

Means ota Battery. .H
(From the New York star.) #a w.
Some New York physicians think that
improvements in hanging are urgently
needed. They want to make the death
penalty easy, pleasant and delightful.
Electricity has been proposed by them
for capital punishment, and the Legisla-
ture yesterday considered bill to sub
stitutc the electric battery for the hang
mans rope.
An electrician at the Edison building
in Pearl street, where electricity is man
ufactured for illuminating purposes, was
yesterday asked how people might be
killed with ncatncss and dispatch by
electricity. He said that it was the
easiest matter in the world. All q con-
demned man would have to do Mt the
hour and moment when he was to leave
the world for brighter climes, would be
to take hold Of two wires, one connected
with Il positive battery and tho other
with negative battery. Acting thus as
a conductor between tho two wires the
electricity would go through him like q
stroke OF lightning. He would die in an
infinitesimal fraction Of q second. His
taking of would be as painless as it was
sudden. lie would never know what had
hit him.
He might stand on two plates, receive
the electric current through his toes and
die with his boots on. He might sit il
n chair with his feet resting on the plate.
and die comfortably.
killing the condemned by electricity
is humane, civilized and scientific way
of dlsposing Of them. A man is usually
sixteen minutes in dying at the end of
hangman's rope, and he usually suffers
great deal before death comes to rcliev
nm. A one-cell battery would kill al
the prisoners who will ever be hanged il
the Tombs under the present law. Th
only people opposed to the use Of elcc
trlclty III capital punishment are TIL
hangmen, and they are opposed to it be
cause it would throw them out of work
If the gallows are taken down all tn
hangmen i'll the country will strike.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
TIE SOUTII'S INIrKOvEMl,NTS.
Some of the Leading Companies Organize,
Last WcCli.

Last NcCl.
The TradcSman's weekly report of
new enterprises in the South shows that
the remarkable development that has
been in progress for some months past
in all sections Of the South is on the in
crease.
Among tic lending orgal izations of
the week reported rs the Tradcsman are
the following:
kentucky y Arkar sas Liant Company,
OF Louisville, Ky, capital, 81, 5GO, 6O0.
Peacock Coal, Iron X Improvement
Company, of birmingham, Ala, with
100000.
Cotton Press at Gainesville, Texas,
with $4,000 capital.
Cotton factory ut Shelby, n. G.
Electric light works at Shclbyvillc,
Ala, and Dallas, Texas.
Three furniture factories, one at Win
ston, n. c., one at Rome, Ga, and one
at Louisville, Ky, the latter with 5000
900 capital
Gold mine at NlarynVillc, Tenn.
Cumberland Iron and Band Company.
OF Henderson, kyr with &},"Tv,UUO
capital.
Black Band Iron aIG Railroad Com
pany, at Troy, Al@., with 100000 capi-
tai.
-Four marble companies in Tennessee
and Georgia..
Nine railroad companies; two in Ten.
nessce, one III North Carolina, one III
florlda, two III Texas, one in Arkansas,
one III South Carolina, one in Louisiana.
The Iradcsman also reports that cot
ton mills at Chattanooga, Waco, Texas,
High Point, n. g., and Charlotte. y. c.,
will be considerably enlarged
y large nuhlbcr of smaller industries
ere also reported.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
How to Fave Money,

And we might also Say-timc and pain
as well, in our advice to GOOD housckctrcYs
and ladies generally. The great necessity
existing always to have II perfectly safe
remedy convenient for the relief and prompt
cure OF the ailments peculiar to w0man.-
functional irrcgularly, constant pains and
all the symptoms attendant up0n uterine
disordcrs--induccs us to recommend strong
" and nnqualilicdly DR.. picrcc's "Favor,G
Prescription n"-woman's best friend. 1t
will save money.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
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Loss OF Flesh GSld Strength

With poor appetite, and perhaps alight
cough in morning, or on first lying down
at night, should i.e looked 20 in time Per.
sons afflicted with consumption are pro
verbally unconscious on their real state
Most cases commence with disordcred liver
leading to bad digestion and imperfec
assimilation of fo0d--hcncc the cm&oiGtiOn
or wasting Of the flesh. 1t is fora q
scrofulous disease, and is durable by TIT
use Of that greatest Of all blood cleansing
aanCi-bilious and invigorating compounds
known known as DR.. Plerce's Golden Medica
Discovery"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
\ Sussafras Oil 52iiI.

Mcssrs. Lookabiil e Co., have started 4
new enterprise at Chester. 1t is Il sas&ar1.;s
oil mill. The mill is located near the Co.
lumbia road on the small branch that runs
through that town. The entcrpriSing pro
prictors have six climinants which con-
sumo daily 2,400 pounds OF saSsafras roots.
The oil is obtained by means Of cyapora-
ton. Mcssrs. Lookabill & Co. have orders
for all the oil they can manufacture. They
intend to increase the number Of clmi.an,s
when their supply Of roots increases.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
Good Gardening.

Major John Alexander, Of Columbia,
made mac about 500 on sevcn-oighths OF an acre.
lie challenged a one horse country farmer
10 comparison of crops, and the Major
came out victorious The Major is not only
q good gardener but he Is the best mechanic
en the State. His shop is up to the garret
an workrsehock fun and running oyer. .
,Abberttle Ir68g aad lBqaneg.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
BLOOD AND MONEY.

Tho blood of man has much to do in
shaping his actions during his pilgrimage
through this troublesome world, regard
loss OF the amount Of present or expect
ant money Ill pocket or stored sway in
bank. IL is u conceded fact that VIC np-
pear as our blood makes u.s. and the
purer the blood, the happier, healthier,
prettlcr and wiser VIC are; hence the Oft
repeated lntcrrogatory, Chow is your
blood?" With pure streams Of life giving
fluid cOurSlng through our veins, bound
lDG through our hearts and ploughing
through our physical frames, our morals
| become better, our constitution stronger,
our intellectual faculties more acntc and
| grandCr, and men, women and children
happier, healthier and moro lovely.
The unprecedented demand, the un-
! paTallclcn curative powers, anil the I'M
mistakablc proof from those OF unim-
peachoblo character and integrity, point
With an unoring finger to g. Is. B.
| botanic Blood Balm-as far the best, the
cheapest, the quickest and the Srandest
and most powerful blood remedy over
before known to mortal man, in the re-
| lief and positive cure OF Scrofula, Rheu-
matlsm, Skin diseases, Ill taints OF blood
poison, Kidney complaints, old ulcers
anu sores; cancers, catarrn, etc.
Is; B. -. is only about three years old
d baby in age, giant in powcr-but
10 remedy i'll America can or ever has
made such Il wonderful showing in its
magical powers in curing and entirely
otadicatlng, the above complaints, aud
gigantic sales i'll tho face Of frcnzicd o,,-
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Letters from all points whcro intro
duced are pouring i'll upon us, spcakipc
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forest trees. We hold the proof in black
and white, and we also hold the font.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17

In the Pennsylvania House the Joint
resolution providing for the submission of
inc questlon OF a prohibition amendment
20 vote OF the people was passed by vote
Senate lN' ''0
Two bombs were simultaneously OK.
Ploued yesterday in front Of the police
headquarters' office in Lyons. France: The
noihoS struck against the railing and were
thus prevented from cxpending their force
on the building.
Heavy rains and the breaking up of the
ice IN the streams has caused floods in
nearly all the streams in Western New
York, Northern Ohio, Southern Michigan
and Northern Illinois. Great damage to
property resulted in some cases.
John G. Leighton, for 10 years clerk Of
the Municipal Criminal Court Of Boston,
Is short in his accounts in large sum-
said to reach 5000, 900. Another statement
IS that the shortage is insignificant, and
thHt Leighton is L man Of means.
Edward Locw, city editor of the Mil
waukcc IrJttcr /cit~ng, was sentenced to
30 days labor in the house of correction
Tor contempt OF court in causing to be pub
lHh"d hOClOuS statements in connection
with Paul Gratlkau, the anarchiSt.
The Commissioner of Pensions has start
cd Il rcQuiSition for Sis $50, OGO, which is
to make payment Of pensions due March
1th next. This will be the largest pay
meat for current pensions made in any one
quarter in the history of the government.
The propositions t0cstabliSha Il State Rail
road Commission for the regulation Ct
frrightS and fares, and to change the pres
Cnt Democratic system of county govern
mont, were both voted down in the House
OF Representatives Of NOrth Carolina.
Raymond II. Noonar, a yuun.c clerk in
th" mail service on the New York. Susuuc-
hanna and Western railrond, WAS arrested
at Jersey City, y. j., for robhing the mails
NoOnan has been in the service only three
weeks, and pCculatiOns have been rrrOYlcd
OF his route every day since he went on
An0ts extensive livery stable 1T St.
Louis was burned last might. Loss Csli
mated at %l1O,0OO insurance $40, 500. \
number of iirrmCn were buried under Il
falling wall and thIcu were taken out dead.
AMong the property was the hyarso that
carried the lclnHinS Of Lincoln to his tomb
Counsel for Mrs. Ford. of New Orleans,
have filed suit for divorce from hcr hus,
band, DIR. II. G. Ford, who was recently
sentenced to the pun:tcmtary for H. Years
for killing }. {. kirkpatrick, the ScGuccr
OF his wife. The suit is brought on the
ground that Ford is Il convicted fclon.
The Western National Bank was orrn
iZrd yesterday by the election Of Secretary
Manning as President. Uuitrd States Treas
urrr Jordan rs Vice President, and T..
l}iHnkcnhOr'l as Cashier. There is no doubt
that Manning and Jordan will leave TIC
United States Treasury to accept these po
siiOnS.
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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17

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, 1887-09-09
c. C. sTRoM.
A Few Words About an Old Established
Business Man.

The old established liquor house of G.
G. Strom on Fifteenth street has been
gaining in thirteen years the reputation
which Is now undisputed of containing
the finest imported liquors and wines in
assortment in the country. Mr.. Strom is
a liquor man by life long profession. He
has given the business a study of thirty
years and he has been sagacious enough
70 realize that in the excellence of his
goods lies the secret of his success. He
keeps, unquestionably, a line of liquors
which are unexcelled in the whole u
try, and he has often put to confusion
agents for eastern wholesale liquor firms
who have dissolved that in his house were
kept superior goods to the best their
houses could supply.
One OF the reasons, fer this superiority
of Mr.. Strom's liquors is that he deals
dnect with the manufacturers of France,
Germany, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Russia, etc, and gets just what he
orders. In domestic liquors the same is
true-he buys from the distiller. In con
sequence of this superiority of his liquors
MIR. Strom has a custom from the whole
northwest and from the travelling public
in which are the most prominent men
from New York to San Francisco-which
Is, of itself, very fattering to his house.
During Mr.. Strom's long residence in
Cheyenne he has always been a conserva-
tive, law abiding and respectable citizen.
de maintains a financial standing which
is without possibility of question. He
guarantees everything which he sells as
exactly what it Is represented to be, and
claims, very justly, the name of being the
best Judge and surest importer of wines
and liquors in the West. He buys and
sells for cash, and can, therefore, give
imported liquors to his patrons at the
lowest price, according to the fine
character of his goods. The stock
which is carried in this house is very
valuable.
Mr.. Strom established the business
himself, and under his personal care it
mas Since acquired the reputa-
uoh n growth which it has now
attained.
, 1887-09-09
TOW TALK.
Cosby Little paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

The board of county commissioners
held a short session yesterday morning.
The creased pole and creased pig will
be attractions at the fair grounds to-day.
The sweepstakes and free for all will be
the great events at the fair grounds
to-day.
II haven't a bed of any kind left" is
now the watchword of the Cheyenne hotel
clerk after 8 o'clock p. IN.
Several ditch cases occupied the time of
his honor in the district court yesterday.
Little was done beyond the taking of evil
dence.
Thos. Talbot is in trouble again. He
created a disturbance in Joe Roses
saloon yesterday evening and was arrested
by Marshal Schnitger.
Two alleged ladies attempted to steal
a large portion of the jelly exhibit from
agricultural hall yesterday. They were
taken into custody by an officer.
Mr.. David Miller has a handsomely ar
rayed display of iewelry in his show
window. The valuables present a very
attractive appearance, the exhibit being
tasteful and artistic.
The idea of running trains to and from
the fair grounds was a happy thought.
The railway is a rapid, convenient and
economical method of reaching the
grounds.
, 1887-09-09
At Keefe Hall.

The charity fair was a grand success.
A large number of citizens ate dinner and
supper there yesterday. The fancy
goods, candy and flower stands were well
patronized, while the novel tea booth
hourly gained in popularity.
An added attraction was the Catholic
table, which was in charge of Mesdames
Murrln, Maginnis and Miller. 1t was
well %patronized. 1t is a credit to all con-
cerned to say that a handsome amount for
the good cause was realized in the two
DAYS.
, 1887-09-09
IT WAS A BIG DAY.
Over $500 People Visit the Fair
Grounds Yesterday.
The Exhibition Halls Filled to Over
flowing the Entire day.
Ned BiddIe, LeadvilIe Girl and Snip
Wiz in the Speed Ring.
The Gentleman's Trotting Race Will
Be Concluded To-Day.
A Baby Show Proves an Interest
ing Attraction to All.
0tficial Programme of Events to 0c-
cur at the Grounds To-Day.
At the Fair.

Yesterday was on all sides pronounced
the best yet" The number of outside
visitors increases uniformly with the
grand total. The attendance even in the
forenoon was very large, and there were
fully $500 people on the grounds yester-
day. All of the exhibits had been so
placed as to present the best possible APP.
p~earance. The art hall and merchants
exhibit buildings were continually crowd
ed. The weather was very favorable,
although there was a shower at $3.50
o'clock. The judges awarded a number of
prizes to fortunate contestants for purses,
medals and diplomas. Everybody was
well satisfied Yesterday. Even the most
critical could find no fault with the man
ayers of any department.
, 1887-09-09

owned in Wyoming or Colorado. at least
three months prior to the race. No re-
strictions as to weights. Entries:
Dee Dee, b. g.-W. H. Force.
Red Eye, z. g.-W. H. Force.
Charlie, & g.-W. H. Force.
RUNNING-HALF- MILE DASH,
Endebar, &. g., s. Birmingham.
Good Friday, b. e., W. D. Barker.
Milo B.Smith, c. s., Arson T. Malley.
The gents roadster race will be finished
to-day, Gyp having one heat and
Buffalo Bill one heat.
Games for the day are as follows:
climbing a creased pole, catching a
creased pig, slow-mule race,
Entries for games must be made at
secretary's office, under the grand stand,
before . O'Clock D. N.